Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin (Photo: AFP).
“This decision will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, and will ultimately be an act of shooting oneself in the foot,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a statement. press conference on April 24.
The US Congress passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill, mostly military, on April 23, with mainly aid related to Ukraine. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on April 24.
Taiwan is preparing to receive 8 billion USD in security assistance under the recently approved bill.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the US military relationship with Taiwan, and called on Washington not to create new tensions in the region with weapons supplies.
The Chinese official’s warning came when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a three-day visit to China. According to Western media, one of Mr. Blinken’s main goals is to put pressure on Beijing about its relationship with Moscow.
“We see China sharing equipment, semiconductors and other dual-use items, helping Russia rebuild its defense industrial base,” Blinken declared last week after the G7 meeting. .
According to Wall Street Journalthe US is preparing sanctions on Chinese banks related to trade activities, and Secretary of State Blinken intends to use that threat as “diplomatic leverage” in negotiations.
China views Taiwan as an inseparable territory that needs to be unified at all costs, including the use of force. Beijing in recent years has increased diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan, while demanding that the US respect the One-China principle.
